Two more theme parks coming up

SIBU: The Sibu BN Visionary Development Team will build at least two more theme gardens here under the Ninth Malaysia Plan - The Music and Food Village Garden and World Flower Garden.

“The proposed Music and Food Village Garden will be funded by the Ministry of Tourism at a cost of about RM3 million. It will be sited on an area about 30 acres.

“Once completed unique features of the major races here - Chinese, Malay-Melanau and Dayak – will be represented at the garden It will be large enough to accommodate big festivals and functions such as the music festival and Borneo Cultural Festival,” said Lau who is also Sibu Member of Parliament.

He however did not disclose the exact location of the proposed garden. The World Flower Garden meanwhile would be built under Phase III of Sibu Lake Garden (extension), and would cost about RM4.50 million to complete.

“This third phase of the Sibu Lake Garden extension project has in fact been tendered out at a cost of RM4.50 million. It is built based on the world flower gardens in Bali and Japan where flowers from all over the world are found.

He said that the State government had alienated the about 100-acre Lake Garden to Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) so that it could beautify the recreational area for the benefit of the people here.

“As such, we must be thankful to the BN government which has the people’s welfare at heart, and stand solidly behind the Sibu BN Visionary Development Team led by Second Minister of Finance and Minister of Urban Development and Tourism Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.

“We must not listen to the opposition parties who only know how to criticise the policies of the government. To them, everything the (BN) government does is wrong.”

Lau also called on the people here to be involved in the tourism-related businesses because the tourism industry here was going to be the star attraction in the near future. The BN Visionary Development Team had planned many tourism projects to include The Riveria City, which was meant to attract smart, rich and famous foreigners here.

To the orgainsers of Permai Festival 2007, he congratulated them for their success in organising the three-day event (Aug 31 to Sept 2), which had attracted a huge crowd comprising locals and outsiders.

He later flagged off the final race of the day - Radio Control Power Boat at the lake before he presented prizes to the winners.

The Sibu team captained by Andrew Ling Ching Ping emerged as overall champion in the Radio Control Power Boat Race, which was also participated by teams from from Kapit, Miri and Bintulu.

The Borneo Post